高野山

Today is Silver Week, I had fun to driving!
I went to Ryujin （龍神）skyline, a beautiful road on the mountains, in Wakayama by my car.

The trip started at 8:00 AM from my house in Yao.
First, I drove on the highway. About 1 hour later, as I wanted something to drink, I stopped my car at the parking area on the highway. I think the location of the parking area is near Wakayama. It was a sunny day, so I took photos there as follows. The Blue sky in the picture is very beautiful. Actually, my camera is an OLYMPUS, so the blue is called OLYMPUS blue.

And I drove more and more for 2 hours, so I arrived at Koya-san (高野山). Koya-san is the headquarter of the Shingon (真言) Esoteric Buddhism established by Kukai (空海) (or Kobo Daishi (弘法大師)) in 816. Probably, Koya-san is nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage. But, at Koya-san, there were many cars. To find a parking area for my car was too hard… Fortunately I could park my car. The followings are pictures at Koya-san.

Although I wanted to eat lunch there, every restaurant was crowded. Eventually, I could not eat any food. And I left Koya-san and drove my car to Ryujin skyline.
Finally, I arrived at sky tower on the skyline and could eat lunch at 1:00 PM. I took photos there, but it was cloudy. I thought I wanted to visit there again when it is fine day.